MilleMots

MilleMots is a word-heavy app, so its audience is people who want to spend time with language rather than with a game or a utility. By our assessment, the main strength is that it sounds built around vocabulary and repeated exposure, which is exactly what matters when an app is about words. The weakness is also familiar: if the material is narrow or the format gets repetitive, that can wear thin quickly. In use, this kind of app usually asks for attention more than speed, because reading and remembering words is the whole point. It sits in the learning-and-words corner of entertainment, closer to a study aid than to passive media. The catalogue label says Entertainment, but the real job is language practice, and that is a fairly limited lane.